Faint smell of exhaust in cabin. Parked car in driveway after 20 mile drive home from work. Polar vortex cold in southeast Michigan. Started car for drive back to work. Smelled fuel mix again in cabin of car. Reversed a few feet to check on suspected exhaust leak in front. ( So many exhaust leaks). Saw a literal pile of icey oil fuel mis on driveway. Image does not give the scene any justice.

Saw this was a huge problem online in many forums. We removed the valve and cover. Lots of ice crystals in cover and tube. Used blow dryer on low setting to melt out. Added 2 quarts of oil and replaced valve to get to mechanic. Rear seal totally blown out!

I drive my disabled daughter to many appointments in this vehicle. Zero warning, code, or issues on app for wellness check!

This could have been a deadly outcome. I am furious with GM and Chevy. Outrageous repair bill for a vehicle with little resale value. This absolutely could have harmed my family! Thankfully my intuition only kept us safe.

In August 2024 I purchased a used 2017 Chevy equinox. It had just under $98,000 mi on it. I had just hit 102,000 mi and I was driving home from work in the engine blew once I get up to speed while I was on the highway. All I heard was click click then a popping sound in the entire car started to shake. I had to get it towed to a mechanic which costs around $100 in the mechanic called me and let me know that the engine blew. He said it was a design flaw with the motors that the PVC valve would freeze not allowing pressure so it would blow out the back gasket all the oil with leak out in the engine would seize causing you to have to buy an entire new engine.

I've owned the car for 4 months and do not have $6,000 to put into fixing it. I called general motors they said "I had to take it to a certified dealer or they would more likely charge more and they could reimburse me after paying for the work but that was not guaranteed". This was literally said to me on the phone from one of their representatives.

My husband was driving my 3 year old grandson and daughter from Rome NY to Oswego NY about a hour drive using the thruway. They heard a pop and the check engine light came on. He immediately pulled off the road to a safe place and discovered a huge puddle of oil. My daughter was able to get a hold of her husband to come and pick them up and bring them oil.

The temperature was very cold that day with snow and wind blowing. My grandson became very cold while waiting for his father despite wearing warm clothes. It took an additional 7 quarts of oil to get the car to a shop. The shop notified me that this problem is quite common on GM vehicles especially in cold weather climates, including the make, model and year of my vehicle. When the technician looked at the vehicle the seal was completely ruined and water leaked out, before finding sludge. The initial estimate is over 1500 dollars and could be more.

A service bulletin was sent to dealers as early as February 2019 and an update this year. GM chooses to ignore this problem and refuses to do a recall. I will gladly join a class action suit to solve this problem have GM pay for the repairs and compensate me for the loss of vehicle, the stress of having my vehicle repaired 9 days before Christmas.